Show stand or holder



(No Model.)

B. H. POOTE.

snow STAND 0R HOLDER.

Patented Nov. 23, 1897.

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UNrTnn STATES FATENT @rrrcn.

EDWARD H. FOOTE, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOWSSTAND OR HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,200, dated November23, 1897.

Application filed March 20, 1897. Serial No. 628,397. (No model.)

v To all whom iv may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD I-I. FOOTE, ofSomerville, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Show Stands or Holders,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for the display of pickles, preserves,and similar goods,

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed todescribe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a show-stand embodying myinvention. r Fig. 2 represents a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. asection on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents an enlargement ofaportion of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents a bottom View of one of thecovers. Fig. 6 represents a modification of the construction shown inFig. 4.

The same letters and figures of reference indicate the same parts in allthe views.

In the drawings, a represents a base which is formed to support aplurality of glass jars b, the base being provided with suitable meansfor retaining the jars in position and preventing their lateraldisplacement. I prefer to make the base of two sections 2 and 3, whichare glued together or otherwise securely united, the upper section 3having orifices formed to receive the lower ends of the jars.

c 0 represent standards affixed to the base a near opposite ends of thesame, said standards projecting above the upper ends of the ars.

cl represents a hinge-rod affixed to'standards c c and extending betweenthe same, said rod being located slightly above the upper ends of thejars. The standards are preferably bent, as shown in Fig. 2, or areotherwise arranged,so that the hinge-rod is located at the rear of theseries of jars.

Fig. 3 represents e 8 represent a series of covers which are mounted toswing upon the rod cl, the engagement between the covers and the rodbeing preferably effected by means of an elongated slot 6 in the rearedge of each cover, said slot being formed by grooving the cover fromits rear edge and inserting a filling-piece 6 If desired, however, thecover may be engaged with the rod d by means of eyes (a as shown in Fig.6.

To insure a close fit of each cover on the accompanying jar andcompensate for any inequalities in the height of the jars or unevennessof their upper edges, Ico-nnect the covers e flexibly or loosely'to thehinge-rod d in such manner that the covers can have a slight bodilyvertical play. To this end the slot e may be vertically elongated, asshown in Fig. 4, or the screw-eyes a may be correspondingly elongated,as shown in Fig. 6, either construction permitting the cover to playvertically upon the hinge-rod cl.

To contribute additionally to the formation of a tight joint between thecovers and the jars, I provide each cover with an annular gasket 6formed to bear upon the upper edge of the corresponding jar, said gasketbeing made of felt or other suitable yielding material, glued orotherwise attached to the under sides of the covers. I prefer to formannular grooves in the covers for the reception of the gaskets, as shownin Figs. 2, 4, and 6.

f represents a rest, which supports the covers when they are raised, asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Said rest is a narrow stripattached to the upper portions of the standards and extending betweenthe same -in position to support the covers when they are raised andinclined backwardly. I prefer to attach the rest to the standards bymeans of wooden plugs f, attached to the end portions of the rest anddriven into the upper ends of the standards, the latter being preferablytubular metal rods.

It is obvious that my invention may be embodied in an apparatuscomprising one jar and a cover therefor instead of a plurality of jarsand covers.

I claim 1. A show stand or holder of the character specified, comprisinga base, one or more jars or receptacles mounted thereon, standardsattached to the base, a hinge-rod supported by and between thestandards, one or more covers for said jars mounted to swing on the rod,and a rest for the covers attached to the standards and projecting abovethe jars.

2. A show stand or holder of the character specified, comprising a base,a plurality of jars or receptacles mounted thereon, standards attachedto the base, a hinge-rod supported by and between the standards, coversfor the said jars mounted to swing on the rod, and a rest for the coversattached to the name to this specification, in the presence of 20 twosubscribing witnesses, this 15th day of March, A. D. 1897.

EDWARD I'I. FOOTE. Witnesses:

C. F. BR WN, A. D. HARRISON.

